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w h o re p a ir e d th e c h u rc h iu 1793 : t h e r e a re 200 s itt in g s .
Iu th e c h u r c h y a r d is a c u r io u s E a r ly E n g lis h cro ss,
a b o u t 9 fe e t in l e n g th , c o n s is t in g o f a r ib b e d sh a ft
w it h c a n o p ie d n ic h e s in c lo s in g fig u r e s on a c a r v e d g e o ­
m e t r ic b a s e , p la c e d on tw o c i r c u la r s te p s. T h e ch u rc h
u n d e r w e n t c o n s id e r a b le r e p a ir s in 19 1 1- 1 2 . T h e r e g is t e r
d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1569. T h e l iv in g is a v ic a r a g e ,
n e t in c o m e ^ 1 8 9 , w it h r e s id e n c e , in th e g i f t of M rs.
F r a n k lin , a n d h e ld sin ce 1910 b y t h e R e v . B e r tr a m
P a rs o n s M»A. of A ll S o u ls C o lle g e , O x fo rd . T h e v ic a r ­
a g e h o u se, e r e c t e d a b o u t t h e m id d le of th e 18 th c e n tu r y ,
w a s a lt e r e d a n d e n la r g e d in 1849 a n d 1852, a t a co st
o f o v e r ^2 0 0 , a n d a c a r r ia g e d r iv e m a d e , b y t h e R e v.
V a u g h a n T h o m a s B .D . v ic a r 1803-58.
S ir T h o m a s
S p e n c e r , 3 rd b a rt. l e f t a c h a r it y of ¿ 1 0 , of w h ic h £ 3
is to b e p a id y e a r ly to th e v ic a r o f t h e p a ris h u po n
th e fo llo w in g co n d itio n s, v iz . : t h a t h e sh a ll e v e r y y e a r
in th e S p e n c e r c h a p e l, on th e b ir t h d a y of t h e s a id S ir
T . S p e n c e r, on th e d a y o f h is d e a th , 6 M a rc h , 1684-5,
an d o n t h e d a y o f th e d e a t h of J a n e ( G a r r a r d ) , h is w ife,
r e a d t h e m o r n in g se r v ic e as d ir e c t e d in t h e L i t u r g y of
t h e C h u r c h o f E n g la n d , t h e r e m a in in g £ j to b e ap p lied
to th e r e p a ir in g a n d b e a u t if y in g th e S p e n c e r ch a p e l and
t h e m o n u m e n ts o f t h e S p e n c e r fa m ily , if n ee d b e , or
o th e rw is e to w a rd s th e r e lie f a n d su p p o rt of th e poor
o f t h e p a ris h . T h e la t e A ld e rm a n F le tc h e r , o f O x fo rd ,
in 18 17, e re c te d a h o u se fo r th e p a ris h c le r k , a t a co st
o f £ 5 0 0 , w it h o n e ro o m to s e rv e as a sch o o l fo r th e
p a rish ch ild re n , th o u g h n o t n o w u s e d fo r t h a t p u rp o se ,
a n d also g a v e £ 3 0 a y e a r fo r c h a r it a b le p u r p o s e s . T h e
m a n o r h o u se , b u ilt in 1603, a n d n o w th e p r o p e r t y o f M rs.

is a p a ris h , 4 m ile s s o u th fro m W itn e y
s ta tio n , on th e O x fo r d a n d F a ir fo r d b ra n c h o f th e
G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y a n d 4 n o r th -e a s t fro m B a m p to n ,
in t h e M id d iv is io n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d o f B a m p to n ,
p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n o f B a m p to n E a s t , u n io n and
c o u n ty c o u r t d is t r ic t of W itn e y , r u r a l d e a n e ry o f W itn e y ,
a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io c e s e o f O x fo rd . T h is p a rish co n tain s
b u t tw o h o u se s, o n e an o ld m a n o r h o u se no w d iv id e d
in to tw o la b o u r e r s ’ c o tta g e s , a n d th e o th e r th e r e c to r y
h o u se, w h ic h , h o w e v e r, is b u t a s m a ll c o t ta g e . T h e
c h u r c h of S t . N ic h o la s a n d S t. S w it h in is a sm a ll b u t
s u b s ta n tia l e d ific e o f sto n e , in th e P e r p e n d ic u la r s t y le ,
c o n s is t in g o f c h a n c e l a n d n a v e a n d s o u th p o rc h , w ith
2 b e lls h u n g in a b e ll- c o t o n th e w e s te rn g a b l e : th e fon t
is c u p -s h a p e d a n d p a n e lle d , a n d t h e r e is a g o o d ro o d
sc re e n a n d a p i s c i n a ; th e c h u r c h w as re - s e a te d an d
re p a ir e d d u r in g th e p e rio d 1869-73, a t th e jo in t c h a rg e

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F r a n k lin , w a s o n ce m u c h la r g e r , b u t t h e s t ill e x is t in g
p o rtio n c o n ta in s v a r io u s in t e r e s tin g fe a t u r e s , in c lu d in g
a ro o m on th e fir s t flo o r w it h an e la b o r a te m a n te lp ie c e ,
a d o rn e d w it h c a r y a t id e s a n d th e a r m s o f th e S p e n c e r s ;
th e m a s o n r y of th e h o u se , lik e t h a t of th e c h u r c h to w e r,
is of fin e q u a li t y ; d u r in g th e C i v il W a r i t s e rv e d a s a
h o sp ita l.
T h e g a r d e n s c o n ta in a b o w lin g g r e e n an d
te n n is co u rts , an d an a n c ie n t t it h e b a rn of u n u s u a l
d im e n sio n s. O n t h e n ig h t of M o n d a y , J u n e 3, 1644,
C h a rle s I. t h e n in O x fo rd , h a v in g re p u ls e d th e a t te m p t
of th e r e b e ls to in v e s t th e c i t y , se t fo r t h b y th e n o rth
g a t e w it h a fo r c e of 6,000 m e n , c h ie fly c a v a lr y , a n d
p a s s in g t h r o u g h Y a r n to n , re a c h e d H a n b o r o u g h H e a th ,
an d so es ca p e d . M rs. F r a n k lin , w h o is l a d y o f th e
m a n o r, a n d M e rto n a n d E x e t e r C o lle g e s , O x fo r d , a re
th e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e r e c to r ia l t ith e s b e lo n g
to E x e t e r C o lle g e . T h e so il is c la y a n d s a n d ; s u b ­
so il, O x fo rd c la y . T h e la n d is c h ie fly g r a z in g . T h e
are a is 1,4 9 1 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ^ 6 ,0 2 6 ; th e p o p u ­
la t io n in 19 11 w a s 309.
P a r is h C le r k , G e o rg e C h a r le tt .
P o st O ffice .— G e o r g e C h a r le tt , su b -p o s tm a s te r . L e t t e r s
t h r o u g h O x fo rd v ia K id lin g t o n a r r iv e a t 8 .15 a .m . &
4 .15
p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 8.50 a .m . & 4.55 p .m . ; Sun­
d a y s , a r r iv e a t 8.30 a . m . ; d is p a t c h e d a t 12 m id n ig h t .
K id lin g t o n , a b o u t 2£ m ile s d is ta n t, is t h e n e a re s t
m o n e y o r d e r & t e le g r a p h office
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l, b u ilt in 1875, fo r 60 c h il d r e n ; e n ­
la r g e d in 19 0 9 ; Jo h n G e o r g e N o rw o o d , m a s te r
R a ilw a y S t a t io n , A r t h u r D r in k w a te r , s t a t io n m a s te r

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
COMMERCIAL.
D e s p e a r H u g h M .A
A s h b e e T h o m a s , h e a d g a r d e n e r to
E l l is S
M rs. F r a n k lin
E v a n s H e r b e r t A r t h u r M .A , B y w a y s C o x T h o m a s , g ro c e r
F r a n k lin M rs. M a n o r h o u s e
H a s tin g s J a m e s ( M r s .) , fa rm e r
H a lliw e ll J o h n S . S a n d y c r o ft
H ill R ic h a r d , w h e e lw r ig h t
P a r k e r C h a rle s J o h n , I v y h o u se
H o w se E lle n (M iss), f a r m e r ,E x e t e r fm
P a rs o n s R e v . B e r tr a m M .A . ( v ic a r ) , H o w se S te p h e n E d w a r d , fa r m e r
V ic a r a g e
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N e v ille G e o r g e , ta ilo r
P u t t A lb e r t , f a r m e r , J a c k s o n ’ s fa r m
P u t t W illia m , R e d L io n P .H
S w a d lin g W illia m J . G ra p e s P .H
W a lto n E liz a b e t h ( M is s ), f a r m e r
W a lto n G e o r g e ( M r s .) , fa r m e r
W e b b F r e d e r ic k , b la c k s m ith

of th e p a tr o n a n d r e c to T ; t h e r e a r e a b o u t 40 s itt in g s .
T h e r e g i s t e r s o f b a p tis m s an d m a r r ia g e s d a te fro m th e
y e a r 1 8 1 3 ; b u ria ls t a k e p la c e a t D u c k lin g t o n .
The
e a r lie r r e g is t e r s h a v e been lo s t fo r m a n y y e a r s . T h e
l i v in g is a r e c to r y , n e t y e a r l y v a lu e £ 8 5 , w it h 7
a c re s o f g le b e , in th e g i f t of M iss L e n th a ll, a n d h e ld
sin c e 19 12 b y t h e R e v . T h o m a s L o v e t t M .A . o f M a g ­
d a le n C o lle g e , O x fo rd , w h o is also r e c to r o f a n d re s id e s
a t S ta n d la k e . E d m u n d K y ffin L e n t h a ll esq . is lo rd of
t h e m a n o r a n d so le la n d o w n e r. T h e so il is lo a m an d
c l a y ; su b s o il, c la y . T h e c h ie f cro p s a re w h e a t, b e a n s,
oats a n d t u r n ip s . T h e a r e a is 336 a c re s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e ,
^ 2 5 6 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 17.
L e t t e r s th r o u g h W itn e y a r r iv e a t 8.30 a .m . S t a n d la k e
is t h e n e a r e s t t e le g r a p h office. T h e n e a re s t m o n e y
o r d e r offices a re a t D u c k lin g to n & S ta n d la k e

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